Zhaodi Yuan, Fengli Yang, Lijun Zhu, Lei Liu, Zhengqiao Liao, Baoguo Du
{"title":"Shoot and Root Metabolomes of the Xeric Plant Ajania tenuifolia React Differently to Arid Conditions in a Hot-Dry Valley.","authors":"Zhaodi Yuan, Fengli Yang, Lijun Zhu, Lei Liu, Zhengqiao Liao, Baoguo Du","doi":"10.1111/ppl.71154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.71154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drylands cover almost half of the earth and are highly vulnerable to projected climate change. Understanding how domestic plants react to these harsh conditions is critical for vegetation management. We investigated the leaf and root metabolomes of the xeric shrub Ajania tenuifolia, as well as its responses to hot and dry conditions. Although the leaf water content of plants in dry and hot habitat decreased significantly compared to plants grown at the more humid site, the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), total carbon (C), nitrogen (N), δ<sup>13</sup>C, as well as the C and N fractions, were largely conserved. These findings suggest that A. tenuifolia has maintained its oxidative homeostasis and carbon-water balance in the face of adverse conditions. Plants grown in the drier and hotter habitat exhibited an increased tendency to accumulate sugar, particularly trisaccharides in their leaves. This was accompanied by a reduction in the investment directed towards phenolic compounds in their roots. Under hot and dry conditions, N metabolism was stimulated as indicated by the synchronous increases of δ<sup>15</sup>N in both leaves and roots. Leaves accumulated photorespiratory and osmoprotective amino acids, while roots exhibited elevated levels of antioxidants and N-containing compounds. The present study demonstrated that A. tenuifolia employs a whole-plant resilience strategy involving stomatal regulation, ROS scavenging, and osmotic protection to cope with stressful conditions. Our results also underscore the significance of N metabolism in stress resilience in hot and dry conditions, and offer valuable insights for vegetation management in arid and semi-arid areas under changing climate.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 5","pages":"e71154"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149220531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Min Cao, Zesheng Liu, Mengkai Cheng, Tingyue Yang, Caiting An, Xinmeng Geng, Qianbing Li, Qi Wang, Mengkun Liu, Qian Jiang, Chunlei Wang
{"title":"Role of Nitric Oxide, Ethylene, Hydrogen Sulfide and Their Interplay With Histone Acetylation in Plants.","authors":"Min Cao, Zesheng Liu, Mengkai Cheng, Tingyue Yang, Caiting An, Xinmeng Geng, Qianbing Li, Qi Wang, Mengkun Liu, Qian Jiang, Chunlei Wang","doi":"10.1111/ppl.70998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70998","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Histone acetylation is an essential epigenetic modification that regulates chromatin structure and gene expression by opposing the actions of histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and deacetylases (HDACs). Gas signaling molecules are endogenous gaseous compounds that can freely diffuse across biological membranes. They mediate interplant communications and plant signaling transductions, with representative members including nitric oxide (NO), ethylene (Eth), hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S), and methane (CH<sub>4</sub>). Multiple studies have revealed that gas signaling molecules and histone acetylation can interact to dynamically regulate plant growth and stress responses. This review examines the current knowledge on the role of gas signaling molecules, as well as their synergistic effects with histone acetylation in plants. Specifically, NO can regulate flowering by S-nitrosylating HDACs and influence fruit ripening by inhibiting HDACs. In addition, both NO and Eth can affect seed germination, seedling growth, and pathogen resistance by regulating acetylation levels. Additionally, H<sub>2</sub>S can modulate root development in plants by regulating histone deacetylation. However, the interactive relationships among NO, Eth, and H<sub>2</sub>S, as well as the interplay of other gas signaling molecules and histone acetylation in plants warrant further in-depth research. The existing problems and future research directions are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e70998"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148382675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptive Responses to Early Nitrogen Deficiency in Komatsuna Plants.","authors":"Kumiko Ochiai, Akie Nishida, Toru Matoh","doi":"10.1111/ppl.71002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.71002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Management of fertilizer application is essential for maintaining adequate food production while preventing the environmental impact caused by excessive fertilizer application. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how crops respond to early nitrogen deficiency. In the present study, we analyzed the responses to early nitrogen deficiency in komatsuna (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) plants, a popular leafy green vegetable in Japan. Komatsuna plants were grown in pot cultures under seven nitrogen levels (0, 30, 60, 90, 150, 210, and 270 mg N per pot), with nitrogen as ammonium nitrate. Shoots were harvested every 5 days from 14 to 39 days after sowing to measure dry weight, total nitrogen, and nitrate concentrations. The dry weight of komatsuna shoots increased significantly even after soil inorganic nitrogen was nearly exhausted. Under the 30 mg N treatment, nitrogen accumulation at 24 days accounted for 81% of the final accumulation at 39 days, whereas dry weight accounted for only 35% of the final value. This indicates about 65% of the final dry weight accumulated after nitrogen accumulation plateaued. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms enabling growth sustained by internal nitrogen, gene expression profiles in leaves were analyzed using RNA-seq in plants grown under marginal or ample nitrogen supply. The results indicated that transcriptional regulation of purine metabolism plays an important role in adaptation to early nitrogen deficiency. These findings contribute to the optimization of nitrogen fertilization by providing a foundation for developing markers to assess the need of top-dressing and for breeding crop varieties with high nitrogen-use efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e71002"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148391537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Regulation of Flowering by FLOWERING LOCUS C: Epigenetic Memory of Winter Cold and the Role of Various Factors.","authors":"Xiaoyan Wang, Zengzhi Ge, Shuaishuai Cheng","doi":"10.1111/ppl.70992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70992","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Flowering, a key stage in the transition of plants from vegetative to reproductive growth, is regulated by a variety of internal and environmental factors. As an important flowering repressor, FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) has been widely studied. FLC expression is mainly regulated by a variety of histone modifications, and the interplay between active and repressive markers determines the final expression levels of FLC. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the roles of FLC in response to vernalization, the autonomous pathway, hormones, and diverse stresses. Furthermore, we summarize 153 regulatory factors of FLC across different flowering-related pathways, including 77 vernalization-related, 45 autonomous pathway-related, and 31 hormone- or stress-related regulators listed in appendices. We mainly focus on the positive regulation of FLC by the FRIGIDA (FRI) protein complex before vernalization, the establishment of mitotically stable H3K27me3-mediated repression during cold, which is maintained after vernalization and constitutes the 'memory of winter cold', the maintenance of this epigenetic memory in warm temperatures, and the resetting of FLC expression after fertilization. In addition, chromatin modifications, RNA-based post-transcriptional regulation, and post-translational modifications of FLC are reviewed in the autonomous pathway. Finally, we discuss how hormone pathways and stress signals converge on FLC to fine-tune flowering. The molecular mechanisms governing precise FLC expression provide a classic example of plant gene regulation and a useful framework for studying the function of other genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e70992"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148391568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GhCHX6A and GhKEA1D Enhance Salt Tolerance by Regulating Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup> Homeostasis in Cotton.","authors":"Quanrun Zhu, Yangfan Miao, Yu Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Zhongying Ren, Xintong Zhai, Ling Li, Suhan Wei, Wei Li, Tong Li, Wei Liu","doi":"10.1111/ppl.71001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.71001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The cation/proton antiporter (CPA2) family plays key roles in regulating plant ion balance and pH homeostasis, particularly in response to salt stress. In this study, a total of 76 CPA2 members were identified in Gossypium hirsutum, phylogenetically classified into 62 GhCHXs and 14 GhKEAs. Through RNA-Seq data analysis, we found that the expression levels of GhCHX6A and GhKEA1D were significantly upregulated under salt stress. The subcellular localization test showed that GhCHX6A is localized to the vacuolar membrane, while GhKEA1D is localized to the thylakoid membrane. Yeast functional complementation assays revealed that GhCHX6A and GhKEA1D exhibit Na<sup>+</sup> and K<sup>+</sup> transport activities, respectively. Silencing of these genes via virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) dampened cotton salt tolerance, manifested as aggravated wilting, increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), decreased chlorophyll content, and disrupted Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup> balance in cotton tissues. These results indicate that GhCHX6A and GhKEA1D enhance salt tolerance in upland cotton by regulating Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup> transport to maintain ion homeostasis and alleviate oxidative damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e71001"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148391589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to \"Gene Expression Characteristics for Photosynthesis During Somatic Embryo Seed-Like Germination of Rosa hybrida.\"","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/ppl.71032","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppl.71032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e71032"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13430294/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148663886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ionomic Screening of BRRI dhan84 Mutagenized Population Identifies Candidate Genes Underlying High Arsenic and Low Zinc/Cadmium Accumulation.","authors":"Shihab Uddin, Md Rafiqul Islam, Mirza Mofazzal Islam, Md Abdul Kader, Toru Fujiwara, Takehiro Kamiya","doi":"10.1111/ppl.70980","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppl.70980","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mutagenesis combined with ionomic profiling offers a powerful approach to explore the genetic basis of essential and toxic element accumulation in rice grain and to generate materials for marker-assisted breeding. However, large-scale ionomic screening has not previously been conducted in Bangladeshi rice germplasm. To isolate mutants with altered grain concentrations of iron, zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), and cadmium (Cd), we mutagenized BRRI dhan84 using ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS; 0.5% and 1%) and gamma rays (250, 300, 350, and 400 Gy). A total of 8503 M<sub>2</sub> plants were screened for brown rice ionome using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Candidate mutants were selected based on robust Z-scores (|Z-scores| > 2) of the elements for individual plants, resulting in the isolation of 38 mutants. To validate the screening process, two mutants were characterized in detail: high grain As (osabcc1-3) and low grain Zn and Cd (oshma2-4). Whole genome sequencing of the mutants and the correlation between phenotype and genotype in the F<sub>2</sub> population indicated that OsABCC1 and OsHMA2 are likely the causal genes. The osabcc1-3 mutant carries a splice-site mutation at the exon-intron junction of OsABCC1, whereas oshma2-4 harbors a 3.3 kb insertion in OsHMA2. Notably, oshma2-4 exhibited similar growth and yield to BRRI dhan84 in a paddy field, suggesting its potential for breeding low-Cd rice. Together, these results demonstrate the effectiveness of ionomic screening in Bangladeshi rice for uncovering allelic variation controlling metal homeostasis and provide valuable genetic resources and physiological insights relevant to rice improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e70980"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13296837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148318513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuehong Huang, Huan Niu, Quanlin Pan, Chengong Guo, Zhongli Jiang, Zhenzhen Zhang, Nannan Ding, Heng Ye, Jun He, Suye Chen, Tongda Xu, Yan Xiong, Jun Yang, Juncheng Lin, Zhaopeng Luo, Rongfeng Huang
{"title":"Comparative Transcriptomics Deciphers Quinclorac Selectivity in Rice and Tobacco.","authors":"Yuehong Huang, Huan Niu, Quanlin Pan, Chengong Guo, Zhongli Jiang, Zhenzhen Zhang, Nannan Ding, Heng Ye, Jun He, Suye Chen, Tongda Xu, Yan Xiong, Jun Yang, Juncheng Lin, Zhaopeng Luo, Rongfeng Huang","doi":"10.1111/ppl.71012","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppl.71012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quinclorac is widely used in rice cultivation; however, its persistent residue poses a serious risk to subsequent tobacco crops in rice-tobacco rotation systems, limiting the sustainability of this practice. Although rice and tobacco exhibit markedly different sensitivities to quinclorac, the molecular basis for this divergence remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the differential molecular mechanisms from stress perception to phenotypic response by integrating comparative transcriptomics, physiological profiling, and metabolic pathway analysis. Under quinclorac, the tobacco cultivar K326 (K326) suffered severe growth inhibition and oxidative damage, whereas the rice cultivar Nipponbare (NPB) maintained internal homeostasis. Comparative transcriptomics analysis revealed putative distinct response strategies. K326 may activate a defense response program characterized by strong induction of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and ethylene/jasmonic acid signaling pathways, followed by large-scale transcriptional reprogramming dominated by MYB and WRKY transcription factors. In contrast, NPB may adopt a steady-state prioritization strategy, upregulating NAC transcription factors to enhance glutathione-based detoxification while sustaining the core metabolic processes, including photosynthesis. Collectively, our work provides a systematic framework for understanding the molecular basis of the differential quinclorac response in rice and tobacco.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e71012"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13357000/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148431147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crosstalk Between the SlNAC48/SlNAC89-SlXTH23 Module and ABA Signalling Enhances Drought Tolerance in Tomato by Regulating Stomatal Closure.","authors":"Tao Liu, Lin Dong, Kexin Lu, Dongdong Xu, Yuqing Han, Jiahui Tian, Haiming Li, Hongyi Zhang, Dalong Zhang, Xiaohui Hu, Hongyan Qi","doi":"10.1111/ppl.71050","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppl.71050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drought is a major environmental constraint on crop growth, development, and yield. Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolases (XTHs) have been reported to play important roles in plant drought tolerance. We previously identified the cold-responsive tomato gene SlXTH23 as a positive regulator of cold tolerance; however, its function and underlying mechanism in drought tolerance remain unclear. Here, drought stress suppressed SlXTH23 expression. Drought tolerance was reduced in SlXTH23-overexpression lines but enhanced in SlXTH23-knockout lines. Under drought stress, stomatal aperture increased in the overexpression lines. Protein-DNA interaction assays demonstrated that the transcription factors SlNAC48 and SlNAC89 bind directly to the SlXTH23 promoter and repress its transcription. Silencing SlNAC48 or SlNAC89 reduced SlNCED3 expression and abscisic acid (ABA) content but increased stomatal aperture under drought stress. Moreover, ABA deficiency reduced tomato drought tolerance and increased both stomatal aperture and SlXTH23 expression. Collectively, drought stress induces SlNAC48 and SlNAC89, which repress SlXTH23 transcription and thereby restrict stomatal aperture. The SlNAC48/SlNAC89-SlXTH23 module also interacts with ABA signalling, and ABA may act synergistically with this module to enhance drought tolerance in tomato seedlings.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e71050"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13439161/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148674148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Bruchus rufimanus Egg Substage Dynamics at Different Constant Temperatures.","authors":"Arnaud Segers, Rodrigue Lugendo, Luca Rossini, Grégoire Noël, Rudy Caparros Megido, Emanuele Garone, Frederic Francis","doi":"10.1111/ppl.70986","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppl.70986","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The broad bean weevil Bruchus rufimanus is a major pest of faba bean in Europe, where infestations are responsible for increasing economic losses. Despite its importance for both predictive modelling and biological control strategies based on oophagous parasitoids, the thermal biology of egg development remains poorly understood. This study aimed to address this gap by collecting pods bearing eggs and incubating them under 11 constant temperatures ranging from 12°C to 40°C. Egg development through four morphological substages was monitored daily. Data were organised as stage-frequency matrices and life-tables' parameters were estimated through an optimisation problem that reconstructed the distributions of stage-specific development times. Early substages (S1-S2) were generally longer at lower temperatures, whereas differences among substages became minimal within the optimal thermal range of 20°C-35°C. At 40°C, development ceased at stage S3, preventing egg hatching. The proposed method provided reliable estimates of development time distributions and showed consistent thermal responses across substages. These findings provide the first quantitative baseline for the egg development of B. rufimanus and offer valuable parameters for physiologically based models. Moreover, they supply essential information for synchronising parasitoid releases with susceptible egg stages, thereby supporting the development of sustainable integrated pest management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":20164,"journal":{"name":"Physiologia plantarum","volume":"178 4","pages":"e70986"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13373347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148456234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}